#CDB847#CDB847
#CDB847 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.133 H 98.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB847 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 184, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 65%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 65.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.65, -5.53, 58.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.65, 58.37, 95.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.96% -0.0201 0.1315) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.96% 0.133 98.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4566, 47.7170, 12.8813) |
| Luminance | 0.4772 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.53
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.56
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.73
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.82
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.95
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB847 #475CCD
analogous
#CD7547 #CDB847 #9FCD47
triadic
#CDB847 #47CDB8 #B847CD
tetradic
#CDB847 #47CD75 #475CCD #CD479F
square
#CDB847 #47CD75 #475CCD #CD479F
split-complementary
#CDB847 #479FCD #7547CD
monochromatic
#796B21 #A9962E #CDB847 #DACB77 #E7DDA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#CDB847 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.54
#CDB847 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB847
10.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB847 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB847 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.54 | 10.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B339
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBB4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DCABA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb847; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 184, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.133 98.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0cd80',
500: '#cdb847',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb847; $custom-light: #e0cd80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb847",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 184,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.597,
"s": 57.265,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77957,
"c": 0.13307,
"h": 98.7
},
"luminance": 0.47715
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB847
secondary
#9BA4D4
accent
#5FE147
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C